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Necrosmith 2

78% positive · 1,531 Steam reviews · released Mar 27, 2024 · by Alawar

Tower DefenseStrategyRogue-liteBullet HellReal-TimeManagementSimulationAction

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~58.1k (P10–P90: 23.2k – 128k)

Gross revenue: ~$381k (P10–P90: $152k – $837k)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate

Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 1, 2026.

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Content & longevity59% positive · 71 mentions
“When I booted up Necrosmith 2 and saw the Alawar Games logo, it made me realize that I own quite a few games that have been published or developed by them. However, whether that is indicative of their quality or their price point is an…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 12 h played · Report / request removal
Gameplay & mechanics70% positive · 54 mentions
“So many shortcomings but still fun to play. Could have been an awesome game but ends up mediocre. High playtime due to leaving the game running over night multiple times, as there is no save feature during a level.”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 157 h played · Report / request removal
Price & value71% positive · 42 mentions
“When I booted up Necrosmith 2 and saw the Alawar Games logo, it made me realize that I own quite a few games that have been published or developed by them. However, whether that is indicative of their quality or their price point is an…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 12 h played · Report / request removal
Controls & UI56% positive · 36 mentions
“First of all, I'd like to reveal Alawar's cunning plan to artificially boost play time for this game by not having a save feature. All jokes aside, a good run can take quite some time. So if you don't have enough time available you need to…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 108 h played · Report / request removal
Performance & stability40% positive · 35 mentions
“This is essentially NecroSmith 1.5. If you liked the first game, you will like this one. One big complaint is the absolutely dreadful lag that happens the longer the game goes on. I don't know why the devs haven't fixed it still, but this…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 12 h played · Report / request removal
Difficulty & balance54% positive · 24 mentions
“Necrosmith 2 is a fun and creative necromancer-style strategy game where you build minions from various body parts, explore procedurally generated realms, and upgrade your tower, though the AI and balance issues can sometimes make the…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 7 h played · Report / request removal
Story & writing58% positive · 19 mentions
“I love the game, but it's way shorter than I expected. On my third run of the Master Disc, I found two Prototype recipes, never used a single vampire part, never used a single cyber dinosaur part, never used a divine tier titan part.. and…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 20 h played · Report / request removal
Visuals & audio78% positive · 18 mentions
“When I booted up Necrosmith 2 and saw the Alawar Games logo, it made me realize that I own quite a few games that have been published or developed by them. However, whether that is indicative of their quality or their price point is an…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 12 h played · Report / request removal

309 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

Top-down

Technology

2D

Art style

Pixel art

Setting

Fantasy

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

AchievementsTrading cardsPartial controller supportSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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